Night Portable is a survival horror game from Pumpkin Miso Studio set in a 2000s used game shop, with a Steam page live and a playable demo available on Steam. The studio is recruiting playtest participants for the Windows version.
Pumpkin Miso Studio has opened a Steam store page for Night Portable, a survival horror game set in a used game shop from the 2000s. The player takes a night shift from midnight to 6 a.m., cleaning and stocking shelves while a mysterious entity roams the store. The store page arrived on August 28, and the studio at that point was recruiting playtest participants for the Windows version.
The hook is a retro handheld that sits inside the horror. Players can play three types of 2D handheld games during the shift, and rewards convert into survival items such as batteries and radios. Reaching a required score lets the player decide whether to claim the reward or push for a larger payoff. The store's anomalies keep moving while the player is focused on the handheld, so attention is split between play and the store. A side-scrolling adventure segment traces the past connected to the store and its anomalies.
On September 8, Pumpkin Miso Studio put a demo of Night Portable on Steam. The demo carries the same shift structure and adds a survival meter: a retro handheld console shows the remaining grace period, and contact with the entity cracks the screen. Brightness and footsteps are the cues the player watches while balancing work against survival.
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Sep 8
Pumpkin Miso Studio has put a demo of Night Portable on Steam. The survival horror adventure is set in a 2000s used game shop, where the protagonist takes a suspicious high-paying night shift from midnight to 6 AM. A supernatural entity roams the store, and the player balances work and survival by watching brightness and footsteps. A retro handheld console shows the remaining grace period; contact with the entity cracks the screen.
Aug 28
Pumpkin Miso Studio has opened the Steam store page for 'Night Portable', a night-shift survival horror game set in a used game shop from the 2000s. The studio is also recruiting playtest participants for the Windows version. Players take on the role of a night-shift worker from midnight to 6 a.m., completing tasks such as cleaning and stocking shelves while avoiding a mysterious 'something' that roams the store. During the shift, players can play three types of retro 2D handheld games, with rewards converting into items like batteries and radios for use in the survival portion. The player chooses whether to claim a reward upon reaching a required score or push for a larger payoff. The game's anomalies continue to move even while the player is focused on the handheld games, adding a layer of tension. A side-scrolling adventure segment lets players trace the past connected to the store and its anomalies. The Steam page is live, and a free demo is scheduled for release around 6:20 p.m. on September 5.